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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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